Living in modern society, many people were used to the convenience and speed of technology. They would have water whenever they opened a pipe, electricity whenever they turned on a light. However, they didn't know that just a water network and electricity network were the crystallization of modern society's technology. Not only that, the amount of manpower and money needed to build these infrastructure was astronomical.
"Because I see it every day, so it's not that big of a deal."
When young people learned that just one kilometer of the road in front of them cost more than a hundred million, they would often be astonished. They might even think that it wasn't that expensive.
But when they learned that the foundations for a large city's electricity and water network were usually laid down when the city was newly built, and that it would take several years or even several decades to complete, it would be impossible for them to understand the effort and technology involved.
"Because it's so common, they probably ignored it. Perhaps they didn't notice that I obtained the greatest support from the very first day of my exploration."
The Sun Flower Helios was a super magical plant named after the ancient Sun God of a certain country.
Life couldn't be separated from sunlight. Other plants needed to absorb sunlight to photosynthesize in order to continue living. However, Helios only needed the most basic natural energy to release light and heat … Rorschach still couldn't understand how Helios was able to do this.
Logically speaking, the amount of natural energy it consumed wasn't even one-thousandth of the amount of heat and light it released. And after it was activated, Helios could even release natural energy … Wasn't this the legendary perpetual motion machine?
In the eyes of the mercenaries, Helios was like seeing a street lamp lit up at night.
"Oh, so it's a lighting system. Such extravagance. As expected of a legendary archmage, one of the few mega-powerful individuals in the history of the Mage Country."
Treasure hunters often didn't want a strong body or outstanding skills. What they wanted was a pair of eyes that were good at digging. Otherwise, even if the gold ore was right in front of them, they would still treat it as a useless rock. It was obvious that the mercenaries didn't know much about exploring a mage's territory.
Rorschach didn't even try to hide his communication with Helios. He directly threw Helios' samples together with other materials for research in public.
Secrets hidden in the shadows? Treasure chests could only be obtained by killing a demon king? Common sense and logic could also become obstacles to active thinking and exploring the truth.
At the very least, judging from the current situation, it wasn't that not a single mercenary had told the elves about the sunflowers. Even the elves who received the information didn't pay much attention to it. They were more focused on the exploration activities that Rorschach had organized. They didn't pay much attention to the things that Rorschach had foolishly created in the plaza under the sunflowers … In fact, Rorschach had even directly thrown his finished products into the plaza. Nobody even bothered to look at them.
But now, Rorschach, who was at a complete disadvantage in the intelligence war, had won this battle.
In the duel arena, the one who had the upper hand was indeed Morton, who had a dumbfounded look on his face.
Gabres' continuous fire magic either disappeared on the spot or bounced back when it hit him.
Morton, on the other hand, became more and more courageous as he fought. He threw various magic scrolls and small disposable wands at his opponent. His opponent's magic shield bounced back in all kinds of colors, just like a little rooster whose fur blanket had fallen to the ground.
Although it probably wouldn't cause any damage in a short period of time, the current Tier 5 great mage was being beaten by a Tier 2 (actually Tier 3) mage. His reputation had long been swept to the ground.
Gabres couldn't be blamed for being a fake. In fact, his personal strength was quite good among those of the same tier.
For a great mage who specialized in modeling, Gabres had met the most difficult opponent. It was like a fire mage meeting a Fire Elemental Lord who was immune to the elements and even absorbed the elements … Well, let's not think about it. This was the situation now.
Now, he was like an old master who had been beaten half to death by a series of random punches. He had all the skills, but found that his routine was ineffective. His rhythm was disrupted by the quick punches of a young man in the prime of his life, and he was inexplicably pressed to the ground and beaten.
As a great mage who specialized in fire magic, he also knew a few spells of other elements, but he couldn't use them in a short period of time. Most of the spells that could be cast quickly were of low power, and the pile of elemental and magic protective props that Morton had purchased before wasn't bought for nothing.
The red-robed elf great mage now had his previous elegance gone. He was like a frightened little girl who was madly chased by a young man and didn't dare to look back at all.
At first, he also used short-range teleportation and flight to open up the distance to cast spells, and then his casting was interrupted by a bunch of messy scrolls.
Even if he put up a shield and forcibly cast spells, once the distance was closed, he could only give up on casting spells and continue to run.
Any knowledgeable audience member would be able to understand that he was trying to increase the distance between them to cast a powerful spell capable of killing his opponent in one hit. Even mages who specialized in magic would learn a few spells from other elements in order to avoid being completely countered. This was the most logical and correct method to deal with the current situation. A Tier 5 being chased around by a Tier 2 noob? The elves are so embarrassing. "
"Ha, he's like a dog, a drowning dog."
"Don't you think he looks like a little girl …"
The ears of the elves were very good. Hearing these undisguised sarcasm, Gabriel, who was originally very arrogant, was angry and fierce … Then he stepped on his own robe and fell on his back.
Well, it was the same as when Morton had just appeared.
But this time, the opponent wouldn't wait for him to stand up.
How could he let go of such a good opportunity? In that instant, Morton reacted and directly rode on Gabriel, waving his tortoiseshell fists and wildly beating him.
Although Gabriel's shield was still being hit, and Gabriel's life wasn't in danger for a short time, he was afraid that even if he won this duel later, he wouldn't have the face to live in the Mage Country anymore.
Before the start of the match, no one had expected such a result.
Probably, 99% of the people who bet had already lost.
But now, who on the field cared about this? The human audience, which accounted for the majority of the audience, were crazily cheering for their fellow elves.
"Beat up that long-eared guy!"
"Good job, f * ck you …"
All kinds of slang and swear words floated in the arena. The audience, who had long been tired of watching elegant and slow mages fight, were excited to see the two mages fighting like street hooligans. Instead, they were so excited that their blood vessels expanded and they clapped their hands and cheered.
The scene in front of him was beyond Rorschach's expectations, but it was also reasonable.
Because the battle between two elemental creatures who were immune to each other's elemental attacks would often develop into this kind of close combat without any technical content, and it was the kind where no one could kill the other.
And looking at the good situation in front of him, Rorschach could finally relax.
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